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Developer | Atari Corporation |
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Type | Home video game console |
Generation | Fourth |
Release date | Cancelled |
Media | Cartridge |
CPU | Motorola 68000 |
Graphics | Panther |
Predecessor | Atari 7800, XEGS |
Successor | Jaguar |
The Atari Panther was the design codename for a cancelled video game console from Atari Corporation planned as the successor to the Atari 7800 and the Atari XEGS. It was developed by Flare Technology, the same ex-Sinclair team who worked on the cancelled Flare One and Konix Multisystem consoles.
Work started in 1988 with a planned 1991 release to compete with the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the Sega Genesis. The Panther was never commercially released as the design was abandoned for the Atari Jaguar.
The system has three primary chips:
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